United States presidential election, 2012

The United States presidential election, 2012 was held on 6 November 2012. The election saw Democratic Party incumbent Barack Obama and his vice president Joe Biden win re-election, defeating Republican Party nominee Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan. Obama secured the Democratic nomination with little opposition, and major issues included the Iraq War withdrawal process, military spending, Iran's nuclear program, counteractions to terrorism, federal budget issues, economic recovery from the Great Recession, job creation, and social insurance programs. Obama won re-election with 332 electoral votes and 51.1% of the popular vote, while Romney had 206 electoral votes and 47.2% of the popular vote.

Results

 * Democrat dot.png Barack Obama/Joe Biden - 332 votes
 * Republican dot.png Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan - 206 votes